Vestas, the contractor that has supplied the turbines for the Viking wind farm on Shetland, has made several donations to local communities as the manufacturer “demobilises” from the Scottish island.
The company recently donated a large television to benefit the service users at the Wast View Care Centre in Walls, a defibrillator was given to Andrew Archer from the Tingwall, Whiteness and Weisdale community council and several other items from Vestas’ suite of offices at the main Sandwater compound went to a variety of community groups.
Vestas’ presence on site has reduced following the installation of the wind farm’s final V117 4.3MW turbine at the 443MW facility in mid-August.
The project remains on track for completion in summer 2024, with commissioning works progressing well.
Robert Yeates Lead Project Manager with Vestas, said: “Since completing the installation of the final turbine at Viking Wind Farm, the need for a large number of our team to be on site has reduced, meaning the requirement to have the office space we had at the start of the installation process has also decreased, therefore we’ve started to demobilise from site.
“At Vestas, we’re always looking at ways we can contribute to the local communities in which we work. We established during the demobilisation process that we would donate spare contents from the offices to communities in Shetland which we hope they will benefit from.”
Julie Graham SSE Renewables’ Community Engagement Manager for Viking Energy Wind Farm, said: “We’ve worked closely with Vestas to deliver this large donation project across Shetland, we’ve seen a variety of items donated from a huge television to defibrillators, fridges and microwaves.
“We’re proud to work with a company that cares just as much as us when it comes to giving back to the communities that we live and work in.”